Middlesex 252a (R). Askins'. Copper halfpenny. 9.39 gm. 29 mm. 1796. A man in a top hat, with a wooden leg and holding a cane left; MR JOSEPH ASKINS around / THE CELIBRATED VENTRILOQUIST 1796 in four lines. Edge milled. Lightly toned Uncirculated; attractive glossy surfaces; light surface imperfections that appear to have come from the light rust on the die; light die break on right side of the reverse.

The Mike Sussman Collection of British Trade Tokens.